That Triathlon Life Podcast

This week we spend the majority of the episode talking about the last few races Eric and Paula raced in the US and in Europe. Paula won St. Anthony's Triathlon, and then they both went to race in Ibiza, Spain. We also get to some of your questions about the new drafting detection technology, disc wheels, if wetsuits are worth it, and more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own question, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start off with a lengthy discussion about doping in triathlon. On Monday, pro triathlete Collin Chartier was caught for taking EPO, a performance enhancing drug. As ugly as it is, it's an important topic, and something we feel very strongly about. Despite this, we still did our best to answer your questions about triathlon. Questions about mountain bike fits, mental health in sport, racing full distance Ironman races as a young athlete, riding in flats, and more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we have special guest Kate Courtney on the podcast to help us answer questions. Everything from Zwift riding, training with music, to sports psychology and therapy. To submit your own questions, and help support the podcast, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we are all together yet again, in Flagstaff, AZ. Back to a bit more normal podcast structure, we answer your questions about triathlon! This week we touched on gravel bikes as your do-it-all bike, tubeless tires, stress fractures, and much more. To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we recorded all together in the TTL van, where Eric and Paula talked about their race experiences at IM 70.3 Oceanside as well as the weekend as a whole. After talking about the race, we got into questions from you! Questions about swimrun, shifting around on the TT bike, adapting to aerobars, and more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Our first ever live podcast! Thank you so much to On for partnering with us to put on this incredible event. We had the honor to have our friend Chelsea Sodaro here with us talking about triathlon, racing IM 70.3 Oceanside, and answering your questions live in front of an audience. To submit your own questions, help support the podcast, and check out our TTL gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we are all together in Santa Monica, CA! Next week Eric & Paula are racing Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, so we are getting all psyched up together. The TTL Devo team is officially announced and then we get onto your questions. This week we answer questions on how to ride easy on Zwift, racing in the wind with deep wheels, taper scaries, and more! To submit your own questions, as well as help support the podcast, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Also, for updates on our whereabouts for 70.3 Oceanside, head over to the TTL instagram https://www.instagram.com/that.triathlonlife/?hl=en

This week we start by talking a bit about our experience in the Specialized Win Tunnel, and how we got more aero and efficient. We then answered your questions about what to do when accidentally dropping race nutrition, how to address returning to training after having COVID,  reaching ideal running cadence, and more! To submit your own question, as well as help support the podcast with your monthly subscription, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we are all together on the same bed in a hotel room, right near the Specialized Win Tunnel, where Eric and Paula are getting their race positions dialed in. We also are very proud to announce the birth of the TTL development team. Of course, we also got to answer your questions about Strava monthly fitness, good snack foods for an endurance athlete on the go, running recovery on the Lever, and more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start by talking through Eric and Paula's lab testing on the bike, and then move onto your questions about saddles designed for women, river swims, rollers, and more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your own questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Here's a link to a couple of things we mentioned in the podcast
Radsport Ibert: https://shop.radsport-ibert.de/en/
Dynaplug: http://www.dynaplug.com

This week we start by discussing the new PTO points and ranking system which has  put Paula as the #3 female long course triathlete in the world! We then move onto questions about vegan diets and performance, how many hours do pros really train, how good are swim skins, swim speed stagnation, and much more! To help support the podcast, as well as submit your questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we finally get into a topic of great importance, women's health in sport. Paula shares her experience as a young female athlete, and how pushing herself beyond healthy limits had mental and physical repercussions. We also talked about recovery footwear, sensory deprivation tanks,  and more! To submit your own questions, and to become a podcast supporter, head to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we focus on swimming and get Eric and Paula's professional perspective on some questions you all sent in about swimming. We also answer a few bike and run questions about wind and soft surface training/racing amongst others. To submit your own questions, help support the podcast, and check our gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week, as usual, we talk triathlon. We get into questions about TT bikes vs Triathlon bikes, counting calories as professional athletes, open water swim safety, and much more! To submit your questions, help support the podcast, and check out our gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start by discussing Paula's new shoe sponsor, On! We then play some This or That, and get into your questions. We touch on the Norwegian method, run speed cadence, and much more. To submit your questions, support the podcast, check out some gear, and more, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we, as usual, answer your triathlon related questions. This week about treadmill running and how it translates outdoors, swimming gallops, how to address niggles, and much more. Thanks so much to our podcast supporters! To help support the podcast, check out our gear, and submit your questions, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

All together in the same room again this week! We started with some Bike Tech with Eric, and then straight into your questions about triathlon swim technique, cleat positioning, electronic shifting, and much more! To submit questions, and support the podcast, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com/podcast

Happy new year! We're all together in Bend, OR this week to record the podcast and work on some new fun projects. This week we get Eric to try and spell Italian coffee vocabulary, and then get right into your questions. Questions about indoor trainers, rollers, training for multi-day cycling events, remote coaching,  and more! To submit your own questions to the podcast, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we have our last podcast episode of 2022, so we wanted to reflect on what this year was like as athletes. We also got to talk about how ultra marathons can help with triathlon training, feeling safe as a woman while on a run or ride, and more. To submit a question and support the podcast, head over to

Happy holidays everyone! This week we start off with 10 potential gift ideas for a triathlete, and what makes them good/bad. A lot of the questions this week were centered around the off-season, so we indulged in those. We also talked about picking the fastest line in a river swim, caffeine intake, working on your weakest sport, bike chain cleanliness, and more! To submit your questions and support the podcast, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week Eric and Paula begin their off-season, so we get some insight from them on how to go about handling the ups and downs of temporarily pulling back from sport. We also have our first legitimate perk for our podcast supporters: 25% of on Castelli gear! You can submit your questions and support the podcast at http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we started with Paula's riveting recap from Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells,  and then we move onto your questions about swimming faster, running shoes,  breaststroke swimming in a race, and more! To support the podcast and submit your questions, head over http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Next week Paula, and maybe Eric, are racing Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells. We talk a little bit about that, and answer your triathlon questions! Questions about fueling on the bike for a good race, favorite Zwift courses,  using kJs as a training metric, and more! To submit your questions, support the podcast, as well as check out TTL gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

We recorded this on thanksgiving day, and we are all very thankful for all of you listening to the podcast! This week we spend a huge chunk of time answering bike questions on "Bike Tech with Eric". Lot's of good ones this week. After that we move straight onto more general questions about triathlon. To submit your questions, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week, thanks to our subscribers, we have a brand new recording setup for Eric and Paula in Bend! We start out with some fun This or That with TTL, and then move right onto questions. Questions about toenails turning black, swim strokes other than freestyle, split boarding, winter training, and much more. To support the podcast, submit a question, and check out gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week Paula surprises us with a new segment called “Pop Quiz with Paula” and then we go right into your questions. Questions about clipping into your shoes in T1, using stationary bikes with power meters at the gym, how pros warm up before a race, and more! To help support the podcasts, and submit your question, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com/podcast

This week we are over the moon with Paula's 2nd place finish at Ironman 70.3 World Championships in St. George, Utah. We spend the first 30 minutes recapping Paula and Eric's races, so feel free to skip to 30 minutes if you want to go straight to questions. This week we talk about sweaty visors, watch bands, race week logistics, and much more. Head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com to submit your questions, and for TTL gear.

We're all in the same room this week! Recording from IM 70.3 World Championships in St. George, Utah. Both Eric, and Paula are racing this weekend so we spent a little time talking logistics and pre race excitement before moving onto a Bike Tech with Eric, then straight into questions. We talk about training partners, how long to rest between races, recording swim workouts, and more! To help support the podcast, keep it ad free, and for gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start out with some "this or that with TTL" and then move right on to your questions! Questions about being a mom and racing competitively, using the Lever treadmill system for injury and more, what cycling groupsets are worth it, and much more! For gear and all things TTL, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we let out our post Kona blues, and answer some of your triathlon questions. Questions about why a professional would need a coach when they already have so much knowledge, winter triathlons and how applicable they are to road triathletes, van life and more! For a video about the TTL van, click here: https://youtu.be/vJ_MzGZiWfU

For gear head to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we finally introduce an option to support the podcast at: https://thattriathlonlife.com/podcast

We make our Kona predictions, play a round of TTL Spelling Bee, and then move straight on to your questions! Triathlon questions about being too cold, winter motivation to train, how to keep slow runs slow, and more! For gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start out with Eric giving us his expert opinions on tires in our "Bike Tech with Eric" segment. After that, straight into questions about Triathlon! How often Eric and Paula do speed work, power meters, split boarding, and more! For gear and our new collaboration with Dusty Nabor Wines, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start with Paula going over the triathlon she raced in Dallas, then we introduce a new segment called "hot or not", and finally we get to your questions about triathlon! we discuss if it makes sense to use a road bike or a triathlon bike for a specific course, taking "pulls" in a pro race, paying your coach during a hiatus, and more! For the new TTL swim caps and more, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we changed the format of the podcast a bit to give the full run down of the two triathlons the boys raced. First Eric's big win in Santa Cruz and then Nick's tragic defeat at Ironman Wisconsin. Next week we will be back to our normal groove after discussing Paula's PTO race. For gear head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week Eric and Nick gear up to race triathlons this weekend. Eric is racing IM 70.3 Santa Cruz and Nick is doing his first Ironman in Wisconsin! Paula hits the boys with some rapid fire questions and then we go straight into your questions about picking an A race in North America, the best kind of mountain bike for Leadville, if shaving your legs is worth it, and more! For some TTL gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start out with a recap of a 100 mile ultra running race that Eric's sister competed in, then some Bike Tech with Eric about wheels and tires, and finally we move on to your questions about triathlon! We discuss the strength of carbon wheels, racing at altitude and how soon before the race you should be getting there, putting on wet wetsuits, and more! For gear, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Paula crushes at The Collins Cup triathlon where she won her matchup! Paula gives us her rundown of the race and then we move onto questions. We then get right into your questions about what to do with power meter data, how much kicking pros do during the swim, and much more! For gear head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

The most anticipated guest we've had, the world renowned Trixie Mattel joined Eric, Paula, and Nick on this episode. We started with explaining to Trixie what the Collins Cup is, then did a special version of the TTL spelling bee where Eric had to spell Drag Queen names, and finally we got to your questions about injury, staying motivated, and more! Head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com for gear and inspiration.

This week we start off by getting a little triathlon race recap from Eric's win at XTERRA Portland. We get into some philosophy with a "This or That" segment. And finally we get into your questions about nutrition, Paula's TT future, training with professionals as an age grouper, and more! For gear and everything else, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start off our triathlon show with some Bike Tech with Eric. Eric lets us know when to replace your chainring, how to adjust your brake level reach, and what PSI you should be running our tires at. From there we get straight into your triathlon questions about how and when to shift properly, dealing with burn-out as a professional, racing at altitude without the preparation, and more! For gear and more, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Paula had a fantastic race at the PTO Canadian Open triathlon. Eric and Nick talk about their race experiences as well, and then we even answer a few questions about the race at the end. Check out http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we get ready to all go race a triathlon in Edmonton, Alberta for the PTO Canadian Open! Paula racing on Saturday, Eric and Nick on Sunday. In this episode we continue to answer your questions about close calls on the bike, balancing the bike/run effort in a race, van life, grizzly bears and more! Head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com for TTL gear

This week we answered more of your Triathlon questions. Ones about improving your swim as a triathlete, some simple tips on descending faster, tapering for a 70.3 as a pro vs age grouper, how bike pickup works at the end of a race, and more! Head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com to check out our gear!

This week we are back into our groove, answering your questions about triathlon. We start with  "This or That with TTL" and then go straight into questions sent in by you! We talk about the new TTL gear that just came out, dealing with race anxiety, returning form injury and much more. Check out the new apparel here: http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we had a quick turnaround from last week, but we still somehow got enough triathlon questions to do an episode thanks to all of you. We did some bike tech with Eric, discussed what it takes to make it onto the start list of PTO Edmonton, talked about how important equipment is, and more! Check out http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

Everybody raced this past week, so Paula spends a little time talking about her TT Canadian national championship win, Eric talks about his epic mountain bike race, and Nick talks about his Sprint Triathlon race in San Diego. We then go onto answering questions about cleaning bottles, moving from sea level to altitude, and much more. If you want to see more about how Paula's race went, go check out the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_JXsstHuAI

This week we got to record the pod in the same room! Nick visits bend to help shoot for Paula who is racing PTO Canadian Open triathlon. Questions about Zwift courses, and when to choose what.  Why using a power meter can help even for xterra races, vaporfly vs alphafly, and more! head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com 

This week we break down Eric's amazing performance and win at Escape From Alcatraz; one of the most storied and historic races in triathlon. We answer questions about side stitches and how we handle them, bilateral breathing and when we use it, and much more! Check out http://www.thattriathlonlife.com

This week we start by going into Eric and Paula's race in Chattanooga where Paula got 2nd, and Eric got 7th. Eric earned his spot for IM 70.3 World Championships, and a big jump in the PTO rankings. We then get into  some questions about using super shoes on gravel, heat acclimation, recovery time after a race, and much more. For everything else, head over to http://www.thattriathlonlife.com 

We discuss Triathlon with the man who helped it become relevant off the race course. Talbot currently creates all of Lionel Sanders' YouTube videos, as well as compelling race week content for many other pro triathletes. He has helped build and shape triathlon media on YouTube and beyond, so we are extremely happy to have him as our first guest. For everything TTL, visit http://www.thattriathlonlife.com